Dexter guides personally in Kenya only, and he is clear about that from the first conversation. In Tanzania he works with local partner guides he has known and trusted for years. You plan the whole safari with him, directly, and he travels with you; once you’re in Tanzania, a licensed local guide takes the wheel.
Northern Tanzania is the other half of the great migration story. The herds calve on the southern Serengeti plains early in the year, move north and west through the middle months, and reach the Mara River on the Kenya border from around July. Add the Ngorongoro Crater and the elephant country of Tarangire, and Tanzania pairs naturally with a Kenya safari.
Many guests combine the two: the Masai Mara with Dexter, then the Serengeti with his partner, planned as one trip with one point of contact from start to finish.
The parks Dexter returns to most, and knows well enough to time around what the wildlife is doing this month.
The heart of the great migration: calving on the southern plains early in the year, river crossings in the north from July. Guided by a local partner Dexter trusts.
A vast volcanic caldera with its own self-contained world of wildlife, and one of the best chances of seeing black rhino in northern Tanzania.
Baobab country and some of northern Tanzania's largest elephant herds, gathering along the Tarangire River in the dry season.
The herds gather on the short-grass plains of the southern Serengeti to give birth, and the predators follow. Warm, mostly dry and a remarkable time to visit.
Classic safari conditions across the north. The migration moves through the western and northern Serengeti, and Tarangire is at its best as animals gather near the river.
The wettest months, heaviest in April. Fewer vehicles and lower prices; some camps close.
8 days The classic northern Tanzania circuit, timed to the migration: Tarangire's baobabs and elephants, a day inside the Ngorongoro Crater, then three nights in the Serengeti wherever the herds are that month.
11 days Tarangire, the Ngorongoro Crater and three nights in the Serengeti, then a light aircraft to Zanzibar for spice-scented Stone Town and three days on white sand. Northern Tanzania's classic safari-and-beach pairing.
Tell Dexter your dates. He'll tell you honestly which side of the border the herds are likely to be on, and plan the crossing with you.
It's in Nairobi Dexter replies usually within a day
